help!! pen marks in a dryer

**gahottie** · 05-31-2008, 11:04 AM

I am mad mad..My dh put clothes in the dryer and did not bother to check to see what was in there..Yeap a ink pen exploded in my dryer and now I have ink marks all in it and can not dry anything until I get them out..plus all over the white clothes...

I need help on this...What will work to get the ink marks out of the dryer..

thank you so much...

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**mirage7000** · 05-31-2008, 11:41 AM

Never had that happen but here is a link with suggestions

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf430784.tip.html

**buglebe** · 05-31-2008, 11:42 AM

You can use hair spray in the aerosol can to get it off the clothes. I bet you can spray it on the dryer drum when it is cool. This is for a ball point pen. I don't know about other ink. Yes I don't blame you for being mad.

**nelda** · 05-31-2008, 12:03 PM

Rubbing alcohol usually removes ink! Just dampen a cotton ball or clean rag and rub the areas that have the ink.

And if none of the suggestions you've received work, try peroxide. I've had excellent results with peroxide for other kinds of stains, but have never tried it on ink.

Good luck!

**Eyore** · 05-31-2008, 12:34 PM

Been there done that. My rule is you empty your pockets yourself. Well, hubby forgot to take a pen out of his shirt pocket and it got washed and dried. Ink all over the inside of the dryer. Hubby cleaned it, I was really ticked about it. But I gave him alcohol to use. It got most of it out. I just washed some darks on my next load.

**Hetty** · 05-31-2008, 01:03 PM

try shving cream....also no peroxide on blood stains will set them (just a tip)

**SLance68** · 05-31-2008, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Hetty

try shving cream....also no peroxide on blood stains will set them (just a tip)

If the blood is still "wet" peroxide will remove it. If it is dried blood stain then don't use peroxide. I found that part the hard way.

As for the pen. Give the hubby a big bottle of alcohol and some cotton balls & just walk away.

**gahottie** · 06-01-2008, 06:36 AM

thank you for all the posts..I am about to go check in the dryer and see if the towels soaked in clorox worked(They are on their second run)...The first time around they got rid of a lot of the ink...

thank you thank you for all the advise and suggestions...

**mirage7000** · 06-01-2008, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by gahottie

thank you for all the posts..I am about to go check in the dryer and see if the towels soaked in clorox worked(They are on their second run)...The first time around they got rid of a lot of the ink...

thank you thank you for all the advise and suggestions...

I seen on that website that alot of people had success with the bleach towel thing. Sounded better than having to scrub. Wish you luck!

**cathych** · 06-01-2008, 12:51 PM

the reason that hair spray works is because of the alcohol in it. I would soak some dishtowels in alcohol and give them a run thru.

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